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Midnight Dusk

At three years old, Midnight Dusk is still early in its career, but it has already shown enough to suggest there is plenty more to come. Across six races, it has won once and picked up a place on three other occasions — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 outings — which tells you this is a horse that consistently competes without always finding that extra gear to win.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
3 years old
Sex
Colt
Colour
Grey
Father
Havana Grey
Mother
Midnight Flower
Trainer
Owner
Donnchadh Doyle
Rating
79

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
6
Career races
1
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
50%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That one victory came at Dundalk on 19 December 2025, and it remains the standout moment of the career so far. Dundalk is Ireland's only all-weather track, which runs through the winter months when most other courses are shut, so winning there is no small thing — the competition tends to be tight and the surface unforgiving of horses that are not fully focused. Midnight Dusk was focused that night.

What's interesting is the recent form. Reading the last six races from most recent back — 9, 5, 3, 3, 1, 6 — you can see a horse that finished a long way back on debut, then won, then placed twice, and has since struggled to recapture that winning feeling. That kind of arc is not unusual in a young horse; three-year-olds are still learning their job, and the step up in competition as a season progresses can expose horses that looked sharp earlier in the year. The question now is whether Midnight Dusk can rediscover what it showed at Dundalk five months ago.

The horse is trained by Jack Foley, whose yard is based in Bagenalstown, County Carlow. Foley's team has sent out four winners this season — a modest but respectable return that suggests a small, well-run operation rather than one of Ireland's big powerhouse yards. Horses from quieter stables can sometimes be underestimated, which occasionally makes them worth a second look. Midnight Dusk raced just one day ago, so it is very much in the thick of its current campaign, and with the whole summer still ahead, there is every reason to think its best days are not yet behind it.

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
5F – 6½F
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
16 May
9th
Navan
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
9 May
5th
Naas
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
4 Apr
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
13 Mar
3rd
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 5 runners
19 Dec
🏆 Won
Dundalk
5f – 6½f · Standard · 15 runners
10 Sep
6th
Cork
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 14 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
Luke McAteer Current Jockey
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 third 13 Mar 50%
Cork
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 4 Apr 0%
Navan
Galloping
1 1 other 16 May 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 other 9 May 0%